Nationwide, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper estimates, the number of monkeys killed by humans has soared over the last 25 years to about 10,000 a year today.
A study cited by Brazil's Folha de S.Paulo newspaper estimates that regions representing 73% of the country's water needs could face shortages over the next decade.
Global Times, a Communist Party newspaper, estimates that some 300 Chinese nationals have joined Islamic State (IS), the jihadist group that controls a swath of Syria and Iraq.
A report in Al-Thawra, Yemen's pro-government newspaper, estimated that 70-80% of conflicts in rural areas are about water, and the Yemeni ministry of the interior says that 4,000 die each year in violent disputes over land and water – although this is an old figure and likely an underestimate.
A recent editorial in the Seoul-based Korean Herald newspaper estimated that less than 1% of North Koreans are aware of the African uprising: all of them top-level party and administration officials with access to satellite television, as well as the few allowed to travel to China on business.
Perhaps fortunately for the residents of the area, La Opinion newspaper estimated the crowd at approximately 15,000.
Civil Aviation Authority documents seen by this newspaper estimate that around 100 commercial pilots in the UK have some history of depression, with 42 currently on medication.
The National Post newspaper estimated earlier this year that Mr. Sherman was worth $3.3 billion (Canadian), or about $2.1 billion, making him one of Canada's wealthiest people.
The newspaper estimated that would save £2bn a year.
Lauren Rich Fine, a financial analyst of newspapers, estimates that for every advertising dollar that a newspaper gets for a print reader, it receives only 20-30 cents for his online equivalent.
